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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
DATE RECEIVED
2025 JUL 10
Ministry of Home Affairs
909 Arcadia Street
Sunnyside, Pretoria
P.O. Box 676, Pretoria, 0001
Republic of South Africa
10 July 2025
The Honourable Minister of Home Affairs
Republic of South Africa
Urgent Inquiry into the Undeclared Entry and Status of Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu In South Africa
Dear Honourable Minister,
I am writing to urgently request clarification from your office regarding the highly irregular and undocumented presence of the late former President of Zambia, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, on South African soil.
As has now been widely reported across media platforms, Mr. Lungu entered South Africa under highly questionable circumstances, with multiple discrepancies in documentation, identity, and tracking. The gravity of this matter demands immediate and transparent answers.
We bring the following facts and concerns to your attention:
1. According to credible sources, Mr. Lungu entered South Africa on 19 January 2025 using a Zambian diplomatic passport with the passport number of D0013631. He was granted 90 days to remain in the country expiring on 19 April 2025.
2. After that date, there appears to have been no further movement registered under that Zambian passport. However, Mr. Lungu continued to move in and out of South Africa using a pseudo Zimbabwean diplomatic passport, effectively bypassing immigration controls and avoiding accountability for overstaying.
This points to a serious breach of oversight within the Department of Home Affairs, which is constitutionally responsible for maintaining accurate
population and movement records.
In addition to the above:
We are aware that both Mediclinic in Pretoria and another unnamed hospital have confirmed that no patient by the name of Edgar Lungu was ever admitted, suggesting that he received treatment under an alias or undocumented identity.
Who, then, was declared dead by Home Affairs, and under what identity? Is there any official death certificate or population record entry corresponding to Mr. Lungu’s passing?
Why was no deportation, alert, or immigration flag raised after he overstayed his 90-day diplomatic clearance?
Was this identity manipulation not detected by the National Population Register (NPR), biometric controls, or movement tracking systems?
The implications are severe. This is not merely a matter of immigration control; it is a matter of national security, sovereignty, and integrity of diplomatic protocol enforcement.
3. Is there any record in the National Population Register (NPR) of his temporary or permanent residence status, or hospital admittance clearance?
4. Was the Zimbabwean passport he used scanned into the DHA’s Movement Control System, and if so, why was his true identity not flagged?
5. Under the Immigration Act, how are high-profile foreign nationals vetted, especially when their names do not match biometric or facial recognition databases linked to SADC states?
6. Has any inter-agency protocol failure occurred between Home Affairs and DIRCO in handling this case?
We stress that this is not simply a case of immigration oversight; it is a matter of national sovereignty, protocol integrity, and legal compliance. We ask that your department provide a transparent and detailed account of how this incident was permitted to occur.
We await a swift and detailed response.
Yours sincerely,
Bonang Sepoloane
National Strategic Organizer
Progressive Forces of South Africa
Elo lyanya….
We are equally looking for answers to the same.
Am sure ECL’s “able” family representative is better placed to answer most of these queries. Ours is to wait & see how this plays out. In the meantime, more popcorn, please.
Is he South African? Makebi Zulu is Zambian and this is directed at the South African Minister of Home Affairs. Dr Leon Schreiber.
Secondly, certain comments have been made to dismiss the assertions made in the article about how Lungu obtained a Zimbabwean diplomatic passport.
With all due respect. What would expect from the Zimbabwean Government? From the manner ownership in the mines are obtained, the scandals surrounding mined minerals are said to be leaving the country to the mass exodus due to the lack of employment one would ask what kind of state a country Zimbabwe is in. How then can we not expect Edgar Lungu not to have a Zimbabwean diplomatic passport? And do you expect a government caught giving the wrong people illegal documents to admit?
The Fresher case on Lungu’s identity says alot about the man lived his life.
For sure we equally need answers. We also need to know why and how Zimbabwe issued a Zimbabwean passport to someone who is not its citizen. Did Lungu have dual citizenship?
A critical view of the raised questions seems to point to the mother of all questions, which could break the Pandora box: Who exactly died? The questions also raise a fundamental question about impersonation. Makebi might have serious issues on his hands for his participation in a fast April one move.
These are difficult questions indeed.Conundrum or riddles?